⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:53 · DAL 69-78 DET
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 1:20 · DAL 81-88 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:42 · DAL 82-88 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · DAL 81-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 6:43 · DAL 54-70 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 1:20 · DAL 81-88 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · DAL 82-88 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · DAL 82-88 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
